Friday, July 20, 2007
A Walk Down Memory Lane
A Walk To Remember
Well I was pretty bored today and just felt like blogging and even asked a friend, Sanjay on what I should Blog about.
A. Top Ten must watch movies this year
or
B. Utter rubbish, ranging from what facial cream I use to Where i shop for my undies.
He than suggested Top Ten worst movies and I was like yeah... Not a bad idea. So I went on the net to search for critic reviews and images of the movies I had chosen when I came across this date, 12th July 2006... And I started thinking to myself, "That was like a year ago!"
"What was I doing at that time?"
Well, during that time, a year ago I was happily attached to Jeya, I was living with my granny, Had just started the new semester of year two in Lasalle and more importantly I was suffering from Vasculitis... So I googled on the disease and found this.....
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What Is Vasculitis?
Vasculitis is an inflammation of the blood vessels in the body. In vasculitis, the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s own blood vessels, causing them to become inflamed. Inflammation can damage the blood vessels and lead to a number of serious complications.
Vasculitis can affect any of the body’s blood vessels. These include arteries, veins, and capillaries. Arteries are vessels that carry blood from the heart to the body’s organs, veins are the vessels that carry blood back to the heart, and capillaries are the tiny blood vessels that connect the small arteries and veins.
When a blood vessel becomes inflamed, it can:
- Narrow, making it more difficult for blood to get through
- Close off completely so that blood can’t get through at all (occlusion)
- In rare cases, stretch and weaken so much that it bulges (aneurysm) and may possibly burst (aneurysm rupture)
Figure A shows a normal artery with normal blood flow (the inset image shows a cross-section of the normal artery). Figure B shows an artery narrowed due to inflammation in the arterial wall, causing decreased blood flow (the inset image shows a cross-section of the inflamed artery). Figure C shows a totally occluded (blocked) artery due to inflammation and scarring in the arterial wall (the inset image shows a cross-section of the block artery). Figure D shows an artery containing an aneurysm.
The disruption in blood flow from inflammation can damage the body’s organs. Specific signs and symptoms depend on which organ has been damaged and the extent of the damage. Typical signs and symptoms of inflammation (fever, swelling, and a general sense of feeling ill) are common among people with vasculitis.
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Outlook
The outlook for people who have vasculitis varies depending on both the type and severity of the vasculitis. The course of a case of vasculitis can be hard to predict. Treatment is often very effective if vasculitis is diagnosed and treated early. Vasculitis may disappear or go into a period of remission. In some cases, it may be a chronic problem, requiring ongoing treatment, or it may come back (“flare”) after a period of remission. In more severe cases, treatment may not help, and vasculitis can lead to disability or even death.
Much is still unknown about vasculitis. There are many different types of vasculitis, but overall it is a fairly rare condition in the general population. Additional research is needed to learn more about the various types of vasculitis and their causes, treatments, and remission patterns.
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NOT MY LEG!!!Well thats the kind of splotches that started appearing on my skin. From my feet all the way up my ass and my arms too... It was soo bloody disgusting I tell you I was like almost suicidal due to depression! I swear! So I finally decided to see a doctor instead of using my usual Calamine Lotion... Thats when it all began!!!!
DOCTOR 1!
- Classified it as normal rashes
- Gave me a few kinds of tablets
- And an injection to prevent the itch
It didn't help.... What happened two days later was... My feet started swelling up! Really bad! I couldn't walk and my feet couldn't fit into my shoes/slippers. So my granny whom i was staying with at that time thought that I had an allergic reaction to the medicines... So i went to see another doctor....
DOCTOR 2!
- Suggested that I may have been bitten by sea bees in the waters of Sentosa
- Also suggested that there may have been an allergic reaction
- Thought I had water retention on my feet.
The swelling went down a little but the rashes got worst and i started get very very bad leg cramps and i could walk anymore... Thats when i started staying in bed cause my legs couldn't function... So when I could finally walk again I went back to DOCTOR 2...
NOT MY FEET!It looked alot worst... Like the whole thing was covered with red spots and it was bloated in a way where by you couldn't even see my ankles...
2nd VISIT TO DOCTOR 2!
- Classified it to be more serious, but thought it was just cramps
- Gave me more and more pills
No one knew what was happening... It was getting worst and worst. I was on bed for like 3 days and would be able to walk around for like half a day before my legs start collapsing again! I was sooo bloody depressed and the pain was un-bearable! So finally I decided to go to the hospital after 2 months of pain and 10,000 tonnes of pills... Was SICK OF IT!!!
NUH!
By this time my entire lower body was red and swollen! Something like this picture but imagine it on your entire leg!!! BOTH LEGS!!! and my hands were spotted la... and so was my ass!! IT WAS GROSSSSS!!! BLOODY YUCKY!!! PPL WERE STARING AT ME ALL THE TIME!
But they couldn't cure it immediately! I was under steroids! Can you imagine! Steroid! They said that it will help get my immune system back on track plus the non beneficial excess weight gain and pimples... Acne pimple.. Oh did i mention the sudden boost of hair growth!!! These are just some of the side effects of Steroids! So yup... after a week of being discharged I was still suffering from Vasculitis... By this time i was convinced that I was going to either die or die... Yup! Its even hard to type it out now cause I haven't thought about it in a very long time.... So yeah... After learning about what happened to me... DOCTOR 2 told my mom about this great skin Doctor in Alexandra Hospital... so we went for it...
DOCTOR 3 Alexandra Hospital
- Told me my Vasculitis is a cosmetic defect meaning Permanent!
Told me I had two choices
- To learn to live with Vasculitis
or
- Take Steroids and suffer the side effects like acne pimples, weight gain, facial hair growth and high chances of cancer!!!!!!!!
WOW!!! right.... well eventually about a week later i stopped all medications completely!!
COMPLETELY!
I just felt that my body was too intoxicated! Too chemicalized! I just thought that my body needed a break... So I stopped and and and... It slowly got better! Eventually it was gone.... and this whole thing lasted for 2 1/2 months! But I do get relapses la... My last relapse was about 2 months ago.... I know that it will be back but I think now I am emotionally and physically strong enough to face it as I know what to expect... But no matter how bad things were or can be, I always knew and will always know that I will not be alone... I had my entire family with me and I had Jeya there beside me everyday too.... And no matter what will happen.... I know I will always have my loved ones with me... To keep me on my feet....
Things that pull you down only make you stronger!
